May 24, 2023
A team of School of Education faculty and staff received the Division of Enrollment Management’s Outstanding Campus Partner Award earlier this spring.
School News
New UW–Madison study finds LGBTQ+ inclusivity training for elementary educators leads to fewer disciplinary issues for all students
May 23, 2023
A new study from School of Education researchers found training elementary school teachers in inclusive practices for LGBTQ+ students leads to lower disciplinary rates for all students.
UW–Madison alum awarded $500,000 Spencer Foundation grant
May 23, 2023
UW–Madison alumnus Brett Nachman was recently awarded a prestigious Spencer Foundation Large Research Grant as the co-principal investigator of a nationwide study of autistic college student success.
UW–Madison’s Wright is author of new book, ‘Emotionally Responsive Teaching’
May 22, 2023
UW–Madison's Travis Wright is the author of a new book released in April that is titled, “Emotionally Responsive Teaching: Expanding Trauma-Informed Practice with Young Children.”
School of Education’s Román, Shaffer win Distinguished Teaching Awards
May 19, 2023
The School of Education's Diego Román and David Shaffer are among 12 UW–Madison faculty members who were chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize some of the university's finest educators.
Hillman and SSTAR Lab project will connect Native students to financial support
May 18, 2023
UW–Madison’s Student Success Through Applied Research Lab is launching a new project to connect Native students with financial support for postsecondary education.
In memoriam: National education giant Marshall S. (Mike) Smith led WCER from 1980–86
May 17, 2023
Marshall S. (Mike) Smith, a giant in American education and social policy for over six decades who led the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) from 1980 to 1986, died May 1 at his home in Palo Alto, California.
Three from School of Education honored at 2023 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony
May 16, 2023
The 2023 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony on May 1 honored 158 students for their academic excellence, public service, and undergraduate research at UW–Madison. Among these, three are pursuing degrees in the School of Education.
Law review article examines transgender youth in athletics from legal, theoretical, and policy perspectives
May 15, 2023
A new law review article from UW–Madison School of Education faculty sheds more light on the legal, social, and political discussions surrounding transgender students’ participation in elementary and high school athletics.
UW–Madison’s Baldacchino is author of chapter contemplating John Dewey’s ‘Mediterraneity’
May 15, 2023
UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino contributed a chapter to the newly published book, “Dewey, Education, and the Mediterranean.”